Dissatisfied Customer? Make an Effective Complaint

I’ve often heard that there are two kinds of customers, those who will complain and those who won’t. The ones who complain are better for a company because they’re more likely to stick around if the company can successfully resolve their issue. The customer who doesn’t complain, on the other hand, is more likely to quietly go elsewhere.

But sometimes it’s uncomfortable to be the squeaky wheel. Even though I write about money and personal finance, I often avoid complaining. I feel uncomfortable being in the presence of others while they are complaining — I stopped going to lunch with a former coworker because he complained to the manager at almost every restaurant.

While that’s a little extreme, it is important to speak up. Companies want to retain you as a customer, especially if you’re reasonable and have a valid complaint. Good customer service still exists. The key is to approach the complaint process with a plan.

Figure out what solution you want.
When you call to complain, make sure you know what it is that you want. Do you want a replacement or a repair? Do you want to dispute a charge, have a fee waived, or receive a discount?

Review warranties and store policies.
Gather any and all documents, such as receipts, warranties, and store policies, and read them carefully. This doesn’t mean you should give up if the policy says “no returns” and you think you have a case, but make sure you have the documents handy to refer to during the call.

Be prepared to take detailed notes.
I don’t mean scribbling some confirmation numbers on sticky notes — you need to keep a record of every call, e-mail, and letter.

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich logged into his account and saw that the bank treated an overdraft, which he had already had waived, as a cash advance from his credit card, charging a $27 finance charge. “Always, always track your customer service calls (you can use this free spreadsheet),” he says. “I got that waived (with a fight), but imagine if you’re earning $400 a week.”

Be direct, but cordial.
When you call,” writes Forbes contributor Tom Barlow, “don’t shoot yourself in the foot by venting — focus the conversation on resolving the problem.” He suggests sandwiching a complaint between two compliments. “A cordial but confident tone of voice will be most effective with customer help representatives, people in whom most companies invest serious time, money, and training.”

Choose your words wisely.
Asking close-ended questions makes it easy for a customer service rep to say no. For example, instead of asking, “Can I have a refund?” try “What can you do to help me?”

Go up the chain of command.
Noemi Lardizabal-Dado, editor of citizen media site Blog Watch, took her daughter to the emergency room after a category III animal bite left her hand punctured and swollen. The doctor prescribed rabies immunoglobulins and a vaccine, but her health care provider insisted the vaccines weren’t covered, even though it was life-saving emergency care. She paid for treatment and called the insurance company once she was at home, only to be told by a customer service representative that it was policy.

Noemi says, “I told her ‘I know you can’t do much more at your level so could you please elevate my case to your superiors?’…with the help of friendly customer service representatives and their superiors, I received the reimbursement.”

Make a social networking plea.
I worked at a nonprofit that monitored Twitter carefully for mentions of the organization. When a member tweeted that he was having problems registering for a company event, we reached out to him quickly to resolve the problem. Afterward he tweeted about how much he loved our organization.

Many businesses have teams of employees who monitor mentions of the company on Facebook and Twitter. As John Yates writes for The Chicago Tribune, using social media can get a quick response: “Your online complaint is…immediately visible for anyone on the Internet, a fact that can put pressure on companies to respond. Often, they will resolve the matter quickly in an attempt to mitigate the impact of your post.”

The downside? Sometimes a company will respond quickly to save face, but be less motivated to actually resolve the problem.

Send a letter or e-mail.
A letter or e-mail can be more effective than a phone call, especially if you send it to the head of customer service or a senior executive. Development resource site Businessballs suggests writing complaint letters that are positive in tone, no matter how angry you might feel when you write it: “Imagine you are the person receiving customers’ letters of complaints. This helps you realize that the person reading your letter is a real human being with feelings, trying to do their job to the best of their abilities.”

The most effective letters have the following characteristics:

Brief. Unless yours is a particularly complicated situation, keep it to one page. Stick to the important facts.

Polished. Don’t scribble a complaint letter on a scrap of paper— a professional, well-written letter will appear more credible.

Specific. The more numbers, dates, amounts, and specific details you include, the better. Hard facts and figures show solid justification for your request.

Constructive. Read your letter before you send it and make sure you include positive statements that suggest constructive resolutions. Complaining without a reasonable call to action doesn’t encourage a favorable result. Remember your desired outcome.

Polite. You catch more flies with honey, as they say. Customer service reps respond better to customers who ask for help in a friendly, cooperative manner than to those who angrily insult the company, product, and all the idiots working for such a corrupt establishment. No matter how frustrated you get, remember that your chances of a resolution are better if the reps want to help you.

Because of my timid nature, I never used to complain when I was dissatisfied with a product or service. I just sucked it up and counted it as a lesson learned.

Lately though, I’ve started being an “effective complainer” and have been really satisfied with the results. I never attack the person to whom I’m complaining, and just simply state why I am dissatisfied and what I think is fair compensation in order to make me whole.

I don’t make threats or ultimatums and I think because of that I almost always get what I’ve asked for, if not more.

When a rental car company forgot to pick up my girlfriend when her car broke down on her way to a show, she got them to pay for her hotel room she didn’t stay in and the tickets to the show that she missed, totaling about $360. She found email addresses to managers, directors and people high up in the company and wrote what happened, how much she was out because of them not picking her up and what she wanted because of it, and it worked. They wrote back and apologized and asked where to mail the check. She was never rude about it but she did display her anger and disappointment though. She’s very good at this and has done it before.

Good points! Having worked in customer service, I’ve adopted a “do unto others” policy. Ask yourself: is my complaint (and the compensation I want) fair? Am I treating the business as I would want my business to be treated? I am treating the person who is helping me the way I would want to be treated, or I would want my child, spouse or friend to be treated? Being fair and polite really goes a long way!

Also, I would be very careful making a complaint using social media. Maybe it’s just me, but I think the complaint is between the customer and the business and shouldn’t be conducted in a public forum. (You wouldn’t go into the store and use the loud speaker to handle your business, would you?) I use Twitter only for professional reasons, and would not want my colleagues to see my business.

My personal experience with a major bank, they froze me checking account by mistake. My credit card auto payments were not made which made me delinquent on all my cards.

I went to the bank branch to appeal and successfully got my account active again. But since my card companies applied return payment charges, I went to bank branch again to get a letter of fault acceptance. Which I then send over to my card companies.

At end of it, 3 hours of productivity loss but got my accounts unfrozen and waived fees and stayed clear on credit, so it was worth it.

If you appeal many problems will be solved with any business or corporation.

This is very timely. My auto insurance is up for renewal in September and my insurance agent did the same thing this year as last year: nothing. I received the policy in the mail from the carrier; I haven’t had a ticket since 1985, haven’t been in an accident, yet my premium increased 10% from the prior year. I never heard a word from the agent.

I found a new company that got me a better premium, so I called my agent to tell them the bad news. I was polite and told them that I was disappointed and the service I was receiving was not up to par. I told them how to remedy the situation and that I expected a phone call before the carrier sent their bill so I would be informed the premium was going up and the reasons why; after all, I didn’t have to use my insurance, and my record didn’t change. (Last year when I called the agent to find out why my premium had increased I left a voice mail and it took them over a week to return it.) They understood, and said they were sorry.

If you receive bad service and don’t let the provider know, they will continue to do it. I felt as though I was doing them a favor so they wouldn’t let other customers down.

I’ve heard that if you’re going to write a letter or make a phone call, you should direct it to the office of the president, not the customer service department. I recently tried this with a letter I wrote to an airline and found that I got a personal phone call and a trip voucher for my trouble. Perhaps I would have also received this treatment if I’d gone through customer service, but perhaps not.

I’ll add one more item to the list of effective letters: make sure your request for compensation is reasonable. I’ve worked in customer service, and was astounded at some of the requests for compensation I received. Example: one woman wanted us to pay for her to have her bathroom professionally repainted because the towels we sold her discolored (we exchanged the towels, which was in my opinion a fair compensation). The number of times I was asked to give deep discounts for minor problems was surprising–I think people sometimes lose some perspective (or they assume “hey, what can it hurt to ask for the moon”); it’s important to realize that if one asks for too much the request is less likely to be taken seriously. The blog Consumerist also sometimes carries posts where the requests for compensation seem out of whack from the issues suffered.

Your point about venting is excellent. All venting does is delay the actual work.You can vent for 10 mins into the phone but after 10 minutes you are back to where you started, with a problem that needs fixing.

Vent in a letter. The person reading the letter has plenty of time to reflect on your issue. If you are calling someone at a 800 # they don’t have the time. Their job is to fix your issue and get you off the phone as fast as possible so they can help the next person.

Please don’t shoot the messenger. Sometimes resolving a problem can be time consuming and the fix is not instantaneous. It might be a few hours, it might be a day. Freaking out at the person who is geniunely trying to fix your problem is just making things worse.

Agreed! I wonder if big companies and retail giants have created the same sort of impersonal experience as the internet? I wager its easier to abuse the clerk on the phone or in the big box stores than it would be if you were a regular customer at a small business.

Sometimes I’ve been that clerk, and abusive customers may not remember me, but I sure remember them! It was difficult seeing these people in other social settings and trying to maintain any sort of respect for them.

I handle the customer complaints in my office. When someone calls and vents, I am usually working on something else while they yell at me. I don’t have the time for them to take forever. I just need to know what happened and how it can be resolved.
And its true, if they are nicer to me about it and understanding that sometimes people make mistakes, then I will go out of my way to help them get it resolved.

We had an issue with a moving company, posted on yelp warning people, were contacted by the company and asked to remove it if they gave us some of our money back, we removed it, and we never saw a dime.

If you are promised something, follow-up if you don’t get it in a timely manner.

It often been said you can get more flies with honey than vinegar, and that’s never been more true than with customer complaints.

If you are complaining to a low level functionary, a great technique to to empathize with them, because after all, they often have limited power to resolve your issue, but can either get you to someone who does, or can make an end run around protocol to help you out.

Always tell the truth when complaining, because once you’ve lost your credibility, your chances of a successful resolution go way down.

I work in customer service (thank god not retail!) and these tips are all great. Especially “be reasonable with what you ask for” and “ask nicely.”

One last comment, and this goes along with being reasonable, is to only complain if it’s worth it. If you ordered something a size M and got an L, that’s worth it. If you order a new stove and it has a 1/2″ long scratch on the back that no one will ever see because it’s against the wall, don’t ask for a discount.

“If you order a new stove and it has a 1/2″ long scratch on the back that no one will ever see because it’s against the wall, don’t ask for a discount.”

No discount? Okay, come and get it at your expense. Will you be issuing a refund or do you want me to initiate a charge back with my credit card company?

While I would probably just keep the stove, expecting a discount when receiving damaged (however slightly) merchandise is hardly unreasonable.

In fact, many companies I’ve done business with have given me the option of getting a discount or getting a different unit when things like this happen – without me even having to ask. They want you to take the discount because it’s cheaper for them than an exchange or (god forbid) a return.

Good post. I’ve had angst recently about the exterminator service I use. They visit quarterly, and twice over the course of a year and a half, they didn’t show up for the appointment. Since I had to take time off from work to meet them, this was a problem.

The owner and service guys were very apologetic when they had the make-up visits (and once came after hours), but the fact that it happened twice was enough to set me looking elsewhere, and I’ve been debating whether to talk to the owner just to let him know why and to suggest that they at least implement confirmation calls. However, the guy hasn’t been particularly pleasant and beyond apologizing didn’t go above and beyond, so … I probably won’t!

I think this was a great article, and all the comments I’ve read so far have been helpful.

I just wanted to add that, as a former A/R/billing clerk for a law firm, I would never waive a late charge unless the client asked. So if you are disputing a fee or late charge (whether it was your fault or the company’s), it never hurts to ask for a one-time waiver, if you’ve never had one before or haven’t abused the privilege (yes, they keep track of your previous charges, requests, and waivers). I know a former bank of mine allowed one waiver of an overdraft fee per year if you asked for it, which most years we never needed, but was really helpful those few times when circumstances collided and left us with a $25 fee.

And I will agree that I would bend over backwards to help a client who was kind to me, regardless of the issue, whereas someone who was upset or yelling or making personal attacks would get the minimum attention from me to get them off the phone or out of my office because I have anxiety issues and prolonged exposure to difficult situations would reduce me to a quivering mass of tears and possibly a panic attack. Put simply… I am a human being, and I am not the cause of the problem, but right now, I am the only person who can resolve it, so treat me with the decency you would want to be afforded were the situation reversed.

Most of the time I do not complain, because it is not my job to provide that input to the company. Part of my consulting work is to do just that, find problems and fix them before the customer sees them.

Unfortunately, too many companies use their customers as their quality assurance department.

Recently I had to make 3 calls to get my phone company to correctly credit my account for a bill that I had paid. I had cancelled checks for the last 6 month’s bills with their routing number and the date that
it was presented and honored by my bank printed on the check. Each time I called, they refused to even look at the cancelled checks if I mailed them.

I wasted at least one to two hours on the 3 calls with two and one month intervals between at the company’s request for them to research the problem, and with each call having to talk to two different people who did not share information.

I was finally given the credit when I talked to a supervisor and my reply to the
comment:
“Don’t worry, your service won’t be cancelled.”
was,:
“I’m not in danger of being cancelled, you are.”
The tone then changed, and after noting that I had been a loyal customer for 28 years, I was credited with the amount. They still didn’t want to see my cancelled check.

This did leave a bad taste in my mouth, as at that point they didn’t care whether I had paid or not, they just did not want to lose a customer.
I still wonder what kind of a system they have that is better than clear evidence that a bill has been paid, but that takes more than 3 months to resolve the issue.
I can imagine the information that would be needed if in this situation.
If they had sufficient information about each bill paying transaction I could easily design a system which would supply the answer in seconds.
If they did not have sufficient information stored, I don’t see how they could ever definitively answer the question. The best they could do was guess based upon amounts, date ranges, and doubly credited accounts. But this would assume that there was no embezzlement. It would be clearly inferior to using a cancelled check.

This was an exceptional case in that I gave the company 3 chances. Generally, they get one chance if that.

I have had *several* mail-order issues lately. In three cases, clothes were incorrectly sized (I know size deflation exists, but something sold as a medium should not be cut to fit a 36″ waist).

In one of those cases the return was received but the refund has not been processed after three months, and two emails to customer service have not had a response; can never get through on their customer-service phone line. I’m escalating to a postal letter (with delivery confirmation) this week and may also find them on Facebook.

On the flip side, two pieces of home equipment arrived with parts missing. In both cases, an email to the manufacturer, attaching proof of purchase, resulted in prompt shipment of the missing part at no charge.

Be nice. I work in customer support and if you are mean to me then I have very little incentive to help you get what you want. But if you’re particularly nice then I might go out of my way to help you out.

Chat is a good way to log everything. Most big companies have some sort of online chat support setup. I find the support to be pretty good and it gives you a handy log of the conversation you can save as a file.

Don’t demand escalation right off the bat. Some people have decided that they always have to talk to a manager to get anything done. Thats not true and its obnoxious.

Don’t assume escalation will change the answer. For me *usually* when people escalate my issues to my manager then she asks me about it and I have to tell her whats going on and what the answer should be. Then my manager repeats my answer to the customer. Of course if you’re debating a policy then sometimes the front line person can’t change the rules and only the manager can make an exception. So often escalation is a good tactic if you really think you’re in the right or want to make an issue out of it.

Don’t think crappy policies are just stupid and evil. Sometimes a company has rules or procedures that on the outside look like the company is either being mean to you or just incompetent. But there could very well be very good and logical reasons for those policies that the company setup in the first place. For example we sometimes make customers jump through a bunch of annoying hoops to get a replacement part. Well for most customers that just seems like useless bureaucracy and an annoying hassle. But we setup those policies because too many customers were basically making false claims and using our older easier lax process to get free parts out of us.

Also – along with “no venting” – I’d like to add that unless you know 100% that you’re a valued customer, don’t threaten to take your business elsewhere. Last time a customer used that line with me, the only thing that ran through my head was “You do $20,000 worth of business per year. Our top 20 accounts all do at least $1,000,000 per year.” No, I didn’t say that to him, but I sure was thinking it.

When I started banking as an adult my income was low and my net worth was $1800. My bank provided lousy service and treated me like I wasn’t a valued customer.

Now I have a net worth high enough that the bank would love to have me as a customer.

It’s not going to happen. They showed me that they didn’t value me as a customer, they only valued the number of dollars they could bring in the door.

My family and friends won’t bank their either. Some had their own experiences, but most just listened to me. That bank cost itself a lot of money because it didn’t want to spend 5 minutes dealing with a customer who wasn’t making them money right that minute.

I’d think long and hard before I’d be so glib about letting a customer walk out the door. Sure, maybe the customer does *only* $20,000 worth of business per year, but that’s today. And he may know another 5 guys who do the same or even one of your top 20.

I can see Sara’s point. The small business I worked for it was the people who hardly bought anything who made the biggest fuss about how they were such good customers and how we should bend over backwards for them. The regular customers didn’t throw temper tantrums and make threats — if there was a problem, they’d bring to our attention and we’d resolve it.

I agree businesses should value all customers, but as a customer I’m appalled that people who are willing to be bullies get the better deal.

Beth has it exactly right. The customers who threaten to take their business elsewhere are always the ones who just want to bully the company into getting their own way. The customer is NOT always right just because they are the customer. And if someone wants to try and throw their weight around and threaten to do business elsewhere, I’m usually happy to let them. They can be someone else’s problem. I’m not saying small customers are unimportant. I’m saying small customers who act like their god’s gift to the vendor and we’ll go out of business without them don’t need to be coddled.

When I worked in customer service for a bank I had multiple supervisors over me. One was very hard-nosed and was a stickler for protocol. Another was a total pushover, and would basically refund anything we asked. When callers were rude to me or obnoxious, I would go to the first one, if they were nice and kind I would ask the pushover. Even though I didn’t have any power “per se”, I could still basically determine who got their refund and who didn’t because I knew which internal forces to manipulate. It pays to be nice to the little guy…

I find that the use of the word “unacceptable” is very important. I guess it ties into the “no venting” thing. You have to keep the complaint professional and firm … not rude and off the hinge. You’ll do better that way.

NEVER!!!!! feel bad about saying anything to a manager of any provider of service. I have been a manager. NO ONE can correct what they do not know about. It is all in the way the situation is approached. Anyone a position of leadership, in a “problem”situation should be completely open to your comments and want to correct any wrong doing so that you will be satisfied as well as giving the provider of service the chance to make any changes for future customers.
Always let someone know if you see a problem!

One of those websites that buy and sell gift cards wouldn’t let a transaction through because I wasn’t in the same geographic location as my billing location.

Well, duh. I travel. I buy things online all the time both at home and away from home, to be shipped to the house, to be shipped to others, or to be downloaded/emailed to me wherever I am. I’ve never had this particular issue happen for any website.

I sent a nice email explaining what happened and asking if there was anything I could do to make a purchase. The customer service response I received was a form letter providing almost the same text the website gave me, but with even less information about why the transaction was rejected. It wasn’t even an attempt to answer any of my questions.

I looked around on their website and the next level up I could find was the CEO. (Plenty of lower level employees were listed, but none related to customer service or my problem.) The gist of the page I read was that the CEO would be happy to receive and personally respond to email.

I wrote him a letter. I reiterated my problem and questions and let him know I was disappointed with the customer service response. I never heard back.

When I did get back home, I logged in again to see if I could make a purchase and paying by credit card was no longer an option. I haven’t been back since though I have spent plenty of money with their competitors.

Honestly, I just don’t understand some companies. You would think they would make an effort to help a willing customer spend money. What I did, didn’t work, but I’m not sure what I could have done differently.

I would contact the company and if I received a form response I would write back saying that it did not address the problem and you require more assistance. If that still does not work and the company is unresponsive consider using the BBB.

This should be a last resort and usually only when money is involved or has been lost. Most companies care about their BBB rating and they will work with you.

I have worked in customer service for 4+ years doing everything from phone, to email, to credit department support. What others have said is true, remain calm, get to the point, have all information ready (and something to write with!), and know what you want.

The tip about not lying is second only to not yelling. We may have more information about your situation than you realize. You do not know our tools. You would not believe how many people flat out lie to me. One other thing I would suggest is if you messed up, accept fault.

If your sister in law makes a collect call to Moscow on your home phone be honest and ask if there is anything that can be done. Do not claim the ghost in your attic must have made the charge, or that the company is hurting so they are sticking things on your bill. All that will get you is labeled crazy person of the day and make you the talk of the office.

Customer service people are human. Sometimes their hands are tied but most of them want to help. If all else fails use this little line “I am sure if you were in my position you would feel….” Works every time.

Great advice, especially about being polite, specific, and keeping detailed notes.

The best customer service tip I ever received: compliment *every person who helps you* to their manager/supervisor. Most companies with corporate customer service lines (this includes your local services/utilities) keep notes on each phone call. If your last call’s note says “customer sent compliment to supervisor”, the current phone call will go a lot smoother… the representative knows that they can earn positive feedback from you, something they may not get often because most people call when something is wrong, not when it’s right.

Taking just a couple minutes out to do this can save hours of annoyance. Even if the person wasn’t able to help you, compliment their professionalism or politeness. This can make your complaints hold more weight and is often a faster avenue to a service level that can help you.

This technique helped resolve an ongoing service issue I had with our trash/recycling company years ago which was especially helpful because it’s not like you can threaten to go to a different garbage pickup service. It has also definitely gotten me very good service with credit card companies, retail companies, and other utility providers.

I work as a CS rep for an airline and sometimes things get heated. Some people just don’t get anything.
Yes, being polite goes a long way. Trust me, when I put you on hold to ask my manager for some kind of authorization for a good will gesture he/she does ask are you being nice to me. So remember about that the next time you are calling me a useless bitch!

Believe me, if you really piss me off I will disconnect you (after warning you of course!) and leave a note on your booking to let others know about your attitude. You have to really earn it though. Good luck!
Just to let you know, e-mails and messages addressed to the CEO are usually answered by the same regular CS Team but are dealt with slightly more delicately.

My wife, Courtney and I flew cross country from Atlanta to Seattle to attend a cousins’ 50th birthday weekend. The guest of honor (Vanetta Arnold) asked if my wife and I minded accompanying her husband (Sterling Fowler) to pick up additional beer & wine for both of the weekend events, at Costco. She handed the card to my wife, while they were in another store together. Vanetta had another stop to make, so the three of us, pressed for time, proceeded as requested and stopped at the store to shop for those items. After finding what we needed, it was time to check out. All lines were beyond full; but we patiently waited our turn.

Our cashier must have been having a bad day or something because he was rude and very pushy, not to mention, seemingly ignorant of store policy. He certainly could use some customer service training, as well as the guy that called himself assisting. We didn’t get his name but he was wearing a football Jersey. Nonetheless, the cashier advised Sterling that he could not use his wife’s Membership Card, but our understanding of store policy states that he could have; only having to verify the same home address. The cashier said that he could not under any circumstances use his wife’s Membership Card to purchase this full buggy of beer & wine. So, with time of the essence (phase I of the event soon to begin), I found my expired Membership Card in my wallet, stepped up and paid the membership renewal fee; however, our cashier still would not allow Sterling to use his debit Card to purchase the items. The cashier insisted that this is a membership club and that the membership club card, debit card, and the state I.D. for alcohol purchases all must match to proceed with the transaction.

With all of the dramatics, we reluctantly proceeded, matching up all the criteria, I finished the transaction and got the receipt, then swiftly walked towards the exit door where the Receipt Checker checked our Items marked our receipt and we were off to the parking lot to load up the car. Still ticked off and irritated about what had just transpired, we get to the truck and start loading the items, when suddenly the unthinkable happened, two out of breath individuals; a male & a female (that never identified themselves), approached us. Things could have gotten really dangerous at that point however, we remained calm but perplexed about being pursued in the parking lot following a legitimate transaction.

I asked how can I help you and the still unidentified male store employee said that “they” told us to come after you; then I asked, who told you to come after us? and he wouldn’t give the name of the person that he took the directive from. Interestingly enough, the sight of employees running through the parking lot stopped traffic and turned heads on this very busy day; other customers were curious to see what was going on. That didn’t stop the the male store employee who asked to once again see our receipt, it had just been presented prior to exiting the building. Both store employees looked into the SUV with receipt in hand and as we previously done in-store, they looked over the receipt comparing printed and actual goods. It was then that the male employee said – wait, we were asked to . . . My wife was getting very impatient with these two. Hold on . . . was the last thing I heard her say to them, before turning and asking me and Sterling if we really needed to continue loading the vehicle or if we should return every bit of it and cancel the regrettably renewed membership? Our receipt was returned to us by these 2 still unknown store employees with only a “we don’t see an issue” response from them — not an apology, nor a thank you for our time and understanding of the situation, not a thank you for shopping with us, not even a have a nice good day – the two “employees” proceeded to walk back towards the store.

Were we extremely angry and felt violated, embarrassed, humiliated, profiled, and treated like second class citizens & common criminals??? ABSOLUTELY! And utterly disrespected as dis-“valued customers”.

I personally believe that both store policy & law were breached in that instance on August 3rd 2013 4:46pm and I am sure that store surveillance can show some, if not all of what unfortunately transpired that day.

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